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Summary:
After some serious injuries, Alice is not doing so well. She's attempting to adjust to life as a zombie-slayer, but she is also feeling some darkness within herself. She really needs her boyfriend Cole at this point in time, but of course, he pulls away and breaks up with her. He does this because of a vision that Alice was with someone else (not reality, just a vision). In order to get over her, Cole plays around with going back to his ex. This of course doesn't help Alice, but she bans together with her best friend Kat to kill zombies, fight the darkness inside her, and eventually get back together with Cole.
My thoughts:
I miss the old Showalter. She used to be such a spicy, vibrant writer. Now, all of her books are starting to sound the same to me. They all have some sort of religious message intermixed with the relationships. I don't really want to learn more about God through my teenage romance books. I understand that Showalter has gone through a religious transformation. Her adult books are definitely showing it. In this, I could get into the zombie stealing souls (much like a demon/devil) and Alice combating them along with compacting the darkness within herself. I actually can convince myself that the imagery is as is instead of going beyond and including the religious connotations with it. On the other hand, I can't take the ultimate forgiveness and meant to be togetherness of Alice and Cole's relationship. First, there is the vision of Alice with another man (because it's a sin to imagine being with someone else, no coveting!). This isn't reality, it's a vision and Alice is punished harshly for it (for temptation, not actual action). Then Cole runs off and plays with his ex. Then after drama, which of course is what I actually want to read, Cole rushes back to Alice with his unending love. Alice forgives him (since that's a woman's duty) and all goes on. The feminist in me is screaming at Showalter right now for stating that it is alright for men to go play around but women must not even have a vision of someone they aren't with. It's not even a voluntary vision. I'm so irritated with that double standard. I don't like Cole and I can't imagine that I'm going to like him in any future parts of this series.
On the other hand, Showalter keeps the book moving. I like the action scenes. Alice is getting to know herself and the world around her better. Also, the friendship between Kat and Alice is a highlight within this book. Overall, I liked it and I haven't completely given up on the series yet.
After some serious injuries, Alice is not doing so well. She's attempting to adjust to life as a zombie-slayer, but she is also feeling some darkness within herself. She really needs her boyfriend Cole at this point in time, but of course, he pulls away and breaks up with her. He does this because of a vision that Alice was with someone else (not reality, just a vision). In order to get over her, Cole plays around with going back to his ex. This of course doesn't help Alice, but she bans together with her best friend Kat to kill zombies, fight the darkness inside her, and eventually get back together with Cole.
My thoughts:
I miss the old Showalter. She used to be such a spicy, vibrant writer. Now, all of her books are starting to sound the same to me. They all have some sort of religious message intermixed with the relationships. I don't really want to learn more about God through my teenage romance books. I understand that Showalter has gone through a religious transformation. Her adult books are definitely showing it. In this, I could get into the zombie stealing souls (much like a demon/devil) and Alice combating them along with compacting the darkness within herself. I actually can convince myself that the imagery is as is instead of going beyond and including the religious connotations with it. On the other hand, I can't take the ultimate forgiveness and meant to be togetherness of Alice and Cole's relationship. First, there is the vision of Alice with another man (because it's a sin to imagine being with someone else, no coveting!). This isn't reality, it's a vision and Alice is punished harshly for it (for temptation, not actual action). Then Cole runs off and plays with his ex. Then after drama, which of course is what I actually want to read, Cole rushes back to Alice with his unending love. Alice forgives him (since that's a woman's duty) and all goes on. The feminist in me is screaming at Showalter right now for stating that it is alright for men to go play around but women must not even have a vision of someone they aren't with. It's not even a voluntary vision. I'm so irritated with that double standard. I don't like Cole and I can't imagine that I'm going to like him in any future parts of this series.
On the other hand, Showalter keeps the book moving. I like the action scenes. Alice is getting to know herself and the world around her better. Also, the friendship between Kat and Alice is a highlight within this book. Overall, I liked it and I haven't completely given up on the series yet.
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